diff --git a/doctest/requirements.txt b/doctest/requirements.txt
index 7d178b80ae..7d5e2afa2d 100644
--- a/doctest/requirements.txt
+++ b/doctest/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-zc.customdoctests==1.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+zc.customdoctests==1.0.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0